Usually means: Antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria.
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  1. bacteriocin: Merriam-Webster
  2. bacteriocin: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bacteriocin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. bacteriocin: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. Bacteriocin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  9. bacteriocin: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bacteriocin)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria

Similar:
bateriocin, colicin, bacteriocinogen, lactococcin, staphylococcin, bactenecin, subtilosin, microcystin, bacteriolysin, carnocin, more...

Opposite:
antibiotic, bacteriostatic, bacteriolytic

Types:
nisin, pediocin, plantaricin, enterocin, lactococcin, more...

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Similar:
bateriocin, colicin, bacteriocinogen, lactococcin, staphylococcin, bactenecin, subtilosin, microcystin, bacteriolysin, carnocin, more...

Opposite:
antibiotic, bacteriostatic, bacteriolytic

Types:
nisin, pediocin, plantaricin, enterocin, lactococcin, more...



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